Halloween Hip-Hop Show Portland

Friday, October 28 at 9:00pm – October 29 at 2:00am

Mt. Tabor Theater
4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Portland, Oregon

Ahhhhh Yeah….. Its that time of year again where Grown Women have an excuse to wear Lingerie out in Public and call it a Costume and the Men can hide their peeping eyes with a Jason mask. Well, Speaker Minds and Mt.Tabor Theater (4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd) are providing you a place to admire people’s creativity while partying to some the NW best live Hip Hop.
Doors open at 9pm and the show begins at 10pm, so don’t be late! 21 and Up, $5 cover, and Costumes are not required but are encouraged…. matter of fact, we’re handing out FREE Autographer Speaker Minds’ T-Shirts to the first 25 people to show up in elaborate costumes (don’t come through with a Paper Plate Mask and a Towel for a Cape expecting a Free shirt).
Performances by:

Speaker Minds (www.speakerminds.com):
Your favorite 6 piece Hip Hop fusion band spawned from inner city Portland with the reputation for making asses shake with an uplifting and educational message, will be holding down the night! After months of re-mixing and mastering our debut EP, We will use the special occasion to Re-Releasing our EP “9 To 5: Self Employed” which will be available for download this week! Also, stay tuned for the premiere of our official music video “Banger (Hands High)” !

Bad Habitat (www.badhabitatmusic.com):
Bad Habitat is the hip-hop equivalent of The Three Musketeers, with the swagger of a young Rat Pack, and a style all their own. Forming early in the summer of 2008, Dru Manchu, Flawless, and Damian Grey have since stolen hundreds of shows and amassed a loyal fan base. They will be releasing their first official project “The Waiting Room” EP, which will be available as a FREE download at www.badhabitatmusic.com

Task1ne (Task1ne.bandcamp.com):
This lyrical assassin hails from Sacramento, CA and when he isn’t representing the 916 with clever word play, he’s rummaging through comic books to get his super hero fix, as shown in his latest music video to “Whats That Sound” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF1wm-qwX20). He recently released his 3rd project titled “District 916″ and its available at Task1ne.bandcamp.com!

DJ Wels (www.twitter.com/djwels):
Yeah! It’s that time again! This week is no less fresher, with the ultimate “Style Molester” DJ Wels in the house tonight! DJ Wels has been grindin on the DJ scene for years, cutting baby crabs with DJ Wicked back in the day. Today he kicks it around as a stand in DJ with Animal Farm. He also provides nasty mixes for local radio shows and murders the blocks of downtown Portland doing this and that. Follow this man on twitter!

This is going to be an amazing night with great live music from some of the Northwest’s elite talent! And remember we’re handing out FREE Autographer Speaker Minds’ T-Shirts to the first 25 people to show up in elaborate costumes. We look forward to seeing you FREAKS getting busy on the dance floor.

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Camp Lo is an American hip hop duo, formed in 1995, which hails from The Bronx, New York. The duo consists of rappers Sonny Cheeba (Salahadeen Wilds) and Geechi Suede (Saladine Wallace), both of Muslim upbringing.

They named themselves ‘Camp Lo’ to separate themselves from Atlanta-based rapper Cee-Lo of Goodie Mob. Initially signed with Profile Records, Camp Lo made their first appearance in 1996 on The Great White Hype soundtrack, with their single, “Coolie High”. The smooth party song was a minor hit, peaking at #25 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart. Their first major exposure came with the release of their second single, the upbeat, horn driven “Luchini”, otherwise known as “This Is It”.

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Friday July 8th 2011

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Astoria, Oregon

Dj Mikey B’s Summer Jam! Friday July 8th 2011 doors open @ 9pm! This is my biggest show to date come out and support local northwest music at Astoria’s Event Center! Live Performances by: Bad Habitat (Portland, OR), Reign Pro (Vancouver, WA), E Dub phenomenon (Seaside, OR), Nitro (Vancouver, WA), Mr Wild (Astoria, OR), and Quiet One of Western Medicine (Manzanita, OR). This is the BIGGEST SHOW OF THE YEAR! Tickets are $5 and can be purchased @ Crossover Car Stereo (503)861-0326 or contact any of the artist listed on the flyer!

SPECIAL THANKS TO: CROSSOVER CAR STEREO, RUNNING FREE DESIGNS, THE ASTORIA EVENT CENTER, VIREAL, AND ALL THE PERFORMERS!

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Grand Theft Auto (GTA) has always been known for having great music. San Andreas is most well known for having some of the best hip-hop music on its radio stations. Below is a full list of the radio stations of GTA San Andreas and the songs that get played on them. Also included are brief summaries of the type of music played on the radio station. So if you don’t like the style of music you don’t have to read the list. Radio Los Santos is most well known for being the San Andreas Hip-Hop Station. Play Back also plays oldschool hip-hop but it is less known. Check out JamesInDigital for more information about hip-hop in video games and Video Game Soundtracks.

GTA San Andreas Radio Stations

WCTR Talk Radio Producer: Lazlow Talk radio with regular weather bulletins and news updates depending on what stage you are at in the storyline. The News with Lianne Forget Lianne Forget – Sharon Washington Richard Burns – Wil Wheaton The Tight End Zone Derrick Thackery – Peter Apel The Wild Traveler James Pedeaston – Sam Tsoutsouvas Entertaining America Billy Dexter – Peter Marx Jack Howitzer – Randy Perlstein Trailer Vo – Jeff Berlin General – Ron Reeve Kids – Mike, Chris, and James Ferrante, Chris Silvestro Lazlow – as himself Jenna Forbes – Laura Bykowski OG Loc – Jonathan Anderson Chris Formage – Fred Melamed Darius Fontaine – Danny Burstein Gardening with Maurice Maurice – Andy Dick I Say/You Say Peyton Philips – Paul Ames Mary Philips – Jackie Hoffman Lonely Hearts Show Christy MacIntyre – Sara Moon Fernando – Frank Chavez Area 53 Marvin Trill – Bob Sevra

Master Sounds (soul, groove and funk) DJ: Johnny “The Love Giant” Parkinson The world’s smallest giant, Johnny Parkinson, takes you on a musical, spiritual and sexual journey with a sound track of nonstop classics. The giants of soul, rare groove and just a little classic funk, hosted by the giant himself. Remember, height is not a number. Charles Wright – Express Yourself Maceo And The Macks – Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back) Harlem Underground Band – Smokin’ Cheeba Cheeba The Chakachas – Jungle Fever Bob James – Nautilus Booker T And The MGs – Green Onions The Blackbyrds – Rock Creek Park Bobby Byrd – Hot Pants Bobby Byrd – I Know You Got Soul James Brown – Funky President James Brown – The Payback Lyn Collins – Think About It Lyn Collins – Rock Me Again And Again Maceo And The Macks – Soul Power 74 The JBs – Grunt War – Low Rider Gloria Jones – Tainted Love Sir Joe Quarterman – So Much Trouble In My Mind

Playback (hip hop) DJ: Forth Right MC The mouthiest man in hip-hop, Forth Right MC, brings real hip-hop to the left coast. East Coast sensibilities and Forth Right’s unique brand of conspiracy theory lead you in a historic lesson. Kool G – Road To The Riches Big Daddy Kane – Warm It Up Kane Spoonie G – The Godfather Masta Ace – Me And The Biz Slick Rick – Children’s Story Public Enemy – Rebel Without A Pause Eric B And Rakim – I Know You Got Soul Rob Base And DJ EZ Rock – It Takes Two Gang Starr – BYS Biz Markie – The Vapours Brand Nubian – Brand Nubian Ultramagnetic MCs – Critical Breakdown

Bounce FM (funk) DJ: The Funktipus The indescribable Funktipus plays the indefinable funk. The sound that has had Los Santos partying for twenty years is now on ‘The Party’, on Bounce FM. The Funktipus will open your eyes to what is really happening out there. Zapp – I Can Make You Dance Kool And The Gang – Hollywood Swinging Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster Rick James – Cold Blooded Maze – Twilight Fat Back – Yum Yum Isley Brothers – Between The Sheets Ronnie Hudson – West Coast Poplock Lakeside – Fantastic Voyage George Clinton – Loopzilla Dazz Band – Let It Whip Cameo – Candy Ohio Players – Funky Worm MFSB – Love Is The Message Johnny Harris – Odyssey Roy Ayers – Running Away The Gap Band – You Dropped A Bomb On Me

K-DST (rock and roll) DJ: Tommy “The Nightmare” Smith Tommy Smith, formerly with 1970s progressive rock act, Crystal Ship, has now taken up residence on the home of driving rock radio. K-DST ‘The Dust’ plays non-stop classic rock and roll. Foghat – Slow Ride Creedence Clearwater Revival – Green River Heart – Barracuda Kiss – Strutter Toto – Hold The Line Rod Stewart – Young Turks Tom Petty – Running Down A Dream Joe Cocker – Woman To Woman Humble Pie – Get Down To It Grand Funk Railroad – Some Kind Of Wonderful Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird America – A Horse With No Name The Who – Eminence Front Boston – Smokin’ David Bowie – Someone Up There Likes Me Eddie Money – Two Tickets To Paradise Billy Idol – White Wedding

K-Jah Radio West (dancehall, reggae and dub) DJ: Marshall Peters & Johnny Lawton From JA to SA. The legendary Marshall Law sound system has moved from Kingston to San Andreas, bringing with them the best in dancehall, raga, reggae and dub. It’s one love as Peters and Lawton argue about everything. Black Harmony – Don’t Let It Go To Your Head Blood Sisters – Ring My Bell Shabba Ranks – Wicked Inna Bed Buju Banton – Batty Rider Augustus Pablo – King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown Dennis Brown – Revolution Willie William – Armagideon Time I Roy – Sidewalk Killer Toots And The Maytals – Funky Kingston Dillinger – Cocaine In My Brain The Maytals – Pressure Drop The Pliars – Bam Bam Barrington Levy – Here I Come Reggie Stepper – Drum Pan Sound Black Uhuru – Great Train Robbery Max Romeo And The Upsetters – Chase The Devil

CSR (modern soul) DJ: Philip “PM” Michaels Chart topping and club friendly hits, brought to you by Philip “PM” Michaels, entertainer. New Jack Swing and modern soul from today’s hottest acts. Where soul meets preppy. Philip is also available for weddings, funerals and Bar Mitzvahs. SWV – I’m So Into You Soul II Soul – Keep On Movin Samuelle – So You Like What You See En Vogue – My Lovin’ Johnny Gill – Rub You The Right Way Ralph Tresvant – Sensitivity Guy – Groove Me Aaron Hall – Don’t Be Afraid Boyz II Men – Motown Philly Bell Biv Devoe – Poison Today – I Got The Feeling Wrecks ‘n’ Effect – New Jack Swing Bobby Brown – Don’t Be Cruel

Radio:X (modern rock) DJ: Sage Finally, there IS an alternative. The home of Modern Rock. This is a revolution. Guitars, nihilistic hedonism, and telling the elder generation to go screw themselves. Nobody has done this before. We are original thinkers. We are free. Sage leads the navel grazing; she is a remarkable talent. Helmet – Unsung Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus Faith No More – Midlife Crisis Danzig – Mother Living Colour – Cult Of Personality Primal Scream – Movin’ On Up Guns N’ Roses – Welcome To The Jungle L7 – Pretend We’re Dead Ozzy Ozbourne – Hellraiser Soundgarden – Rusty Cage Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name Jane’s Addiction – Been Caught Stealing The Stone Roses – Fool’s Gold Alice In Chains – Them Bones Stone Temple Pilots – Plush

K-Rose (country and western) DJ: Mary-Beth Maybell A broken heart never sounded so good. Country and western music broadcast from Bone County across the whole state of San Andreas. All of the biggest artists, all of the best music. With the Widow Queen of the Prarie, Mary-Beth Maybell. Jerry Reed – Amos Moses Conway Twitty And Lorretta Lynn – Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man Hank Williams – Hey Good Lookin’ Juice Newton – Queen Of Hearts Asleep At The Wheel – The Letter That Johnny Walker Read The Desert Rose Band – One Step Forward Willie Nelson – Crazy Patsy Cline – Three Cigarettes In The Ashtray Mickey Gilley – Make The World Go Away Ed Bruce – Mamma Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys Merle Haggard – Always Wanting You Whitey Shafer – All My Exes Live In Texas Eddie Rabbit – I Love A Rainy Night Statler Brothers – New York City Statler Brothers – Bed Of Roses

Radio Los Santos (west coast hip hop) DJ: Julio G Julio G breaks the sound of the streets. This is the West Coast taking over. Too Short – The Ghetto 2 Pac – I Don’t Give A F**k Compton’s Most Wanted – Hood Took Me Under Dr Dre – Nuthin’ But A G Thang Dr Dre – F**k Wit Dre Day Dr Dre – Deep Cover Kid Frost – La Raza Cypress Hill – How I Could Just Kill A Man The Doc – It’s Funky Enough NWA – Alwayz Into Something NWA – Express Yourself Ice Cube – It Was A Good Day Ice Cube – Check Yo Self Easy E – Easy-Er Said Than Done Above The Law – Murder Rap Da Lench Mob – Guerrillas In Tha Mist

SF-UR (house music) DJ: Hans Oberlander Quality house music, from deep in the underground, brought to you by an excitable German. This is music for people in the know. Jomanda – Make My Body Rock 808 State – Pacific The Todd Terry Project – Weekend NightWriters – Let The Music Use You Marshall Jefferson – Move Your Body Maurice – This Is Acid Mr Fingers – Can You Feel It? A Guy Called Gerald – Voodoo Ray Cultural Vibe – Ma Foom Bey Ce Ce Rogers – Someday Robert Owens – I’ll Be Your Friend Frankie Knuckles – Your Love Joe Smooth – Promised Land 28th Street Crew – I Need A Rhythm Raze – Break 4 Love Fallout – The Morning After

GTA San Andreas Song List

San Andreas Radio Stations

The soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is set in 1992 in the fictional west coast state of San Andreas. The setting is basically California (the San Andreas fault runs strait through California) and the west coast hip-hop that dominates the video game is that of Los Angeles. The radio stations do not just play music however, there are talk shows, news, weather and a variety of rock, rap and other genres of music. Many of the songs interpolate or sample other songs which feature in this or other GTA titles, such as Ice Cube’s “Check Yo Self”, which samples “The Message”, which was featured in Vice City or “Weekend” which appears in its original form on Paradise FM in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

The radio can be heard when driving in vehicles in San Andreas. You have the option to change the station to whatever you like but when you first get in, the station will be set to the type of station that the driver would have been listening to. So if you jack a car from an old lady she will be listening to old ass lady radio, not G Rap Radio. Some vehicles in the game don’t have radios, so don’t try to bump the latest early 90’s gangsta rap in a police cruiser, ambulance, tractor, bicycle, forklift, or cheap ass boat. Radio stations, or some of the songs featured on them, can also be heard in the background in certain locations, such as bars, clothing stores, clubs, casinos, and safehouse wardrobes. On the Xbox and PC versions of the game you are allowed to create your own custom radio stations by importing you own music.

Other Video Game Soundtracks

NBA 2K10 Soundtrack
NBA 2K11 Soundtrack

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Portland’s Hempstalk 2011

Portland’s annual Hempstalk Festival in Portland, Oregon is one of the largest events in the pot friendly state which advocates the decriminalization of marijuana for medicinal, industrial, and recreational use. The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation was founded in 2005, and since then the festival has taken place the weekend after Labor Day in September every year. The event features food vendors, live music, guest speakers and information booths. This public event has always been free to attend.

Hempstalk Portland, Oregon

According to Paul Stanford, founder and presenting sponsor of the event, “Hempstalk is about the many uses of agricultural hemp fiber, oil, protein, fuel and medicine. We are working to end adult cannabis prohibition, allow adults to grow their own and license the legal sale of psychoactive cannabis to adults. We believe that hemp will save the Earth’s biosphere with the adoption of hemp seed for bio-diesel fuel, which will solve the energy and world hunger problems, and stop deforestation when hemp fiber is used for paper and building materials. We support the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act of 2012 to implement this. We shall overcome!”

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Ear To Ear by Brother Ali

This is another really profound song from the highly acclaimed underground hip hop artist, Brother Ali. He has really came into his own and has made his mark in hip-hop forever. Included further down the page are a review of Bad Habitat Music and why we bring you the great music you have here, The Lyrics for Ear to Ear from Brother Ali, and a few other top underground rappers that you should check out if you are not already familiar with them. The lyrics to Ear To Ear are listed below.

Ear To Ear Lyrics

I shed my ex-wife kept my son with me
Now me smiling ear to ear now that’s something to see, shit

[Chorus:]
I said my life, and my God and my songs
Good Lord Ya’ll
I said my life, and my God and my songs

[Verse 1:]
Man no question use to always know that I was crazy
Guess it’s safe to say I came a long way baby
Mama throwing dishes at my ex-wife bitching at me
never did envision daddy could be this happy, shit
To me not broke is rich
Got a two bedroom a new sofa to sit
For the first time ain’t go to Good Will or St. Steven’s
But IKEA put that boy together last weekend
Out in NY I met a fly Puerto Rican
Dimed out sales girl Victoria’s Secret
Took her on a train to Pennsylvaina for a weekend
that’s eighteen months ago dog, guess where she been?
Frozen tundra chillin with boy wonder
Done discovered love like a mother fucker
I tried to warn my baby that the winters no joke
She said “Big dick daddy I’ll just get me your coat”
Goddamn

[Chorus:]
I said my life, and my God and my songs
Good Lord Ya’ll
I said my life, and my God and my songs
Good Lord Ya’ll
Said I’m gonna do it for you
I’m gonna do it for you

[Verse 2:]
Feeling fly as hell right about now
I done pushed a whole heap of hell out of my house
Any orphanage will clove and feed a kid
but I raise my little man teach him to live
That’s why he’s 4 years old and can read like he was 6
Behave and recite the Qur’an in Arabic
Eat healthy, knows all the words to Laddy Daddy
Taught him to use the potty without his Mummy
It’s three years away I ain’t the least bit nervous
I feel like I’ma do it real big in my thirties
Honestly love everybody in my circle
Been with me since the scrimmage and the dress rehearsal
Oh let me tell you that my sweet potato pie
Will curl your toenails and bring tears to your eyes
And all corny bullshit aside
your boys smiling for real the first time in my life

[Chorus:]
I said my life, and my God and my songs
Good Lord Ya’ll
I said my life, my God and my songs
Good Lord Ya’ll
Said I’m gonna do it for you
I’m gonna do it for you

Brother Ali is tight and Ear to Ear is a great song by him. There are a grip of other quality underground rappers to check out. Off the top here are some artists I have been listening to lately other than the usual plethora of sick underground hip hop.

atmosphere
audible
canibus
living legends
people under the stairs
rafael casal
mac miller
grynch
cage
P.O.S

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NBA 2K11 Track List

• Snoop Dogg – NBA 2K Theme
• Big Boi – Shutterbug
• Drake – Over
• Cassidy – Game Time
• Ron Artest – Champion
• Duck-Down All-Stars feat. Buckshot, Skyzoo, Promise, and Sean Price – Better Than You
• The Alan Parsons Project – Sirius
• Art vs. Science – Hollywood
• Big Rock Candy Mountain – Rocketship
• Brunettes – Red Rollerskates
• Chicharones – Little By Little
• Children Collide – Skeleton Dance
• Constellations feat. Asher Roth- We’re Here To Save The Day
• Dan Black feat. Kid Cudi – Symphonies (Remix)
• Delorean – Deli
• Ev – Home Of The Brave (Instrumental)
• Failsafe – Hope & Only If We Learn
• HOGNI – Bow Down
• Kidz In Space – Downtime
• Middleman – It’s Not Over Yet
• Rakaa feat. Aloe Blaac – Crown Of Thorns
• The Redland – So Far
• The Russian Futurists – Paul Simon & Precious Metals
• Sonny Bones – Rise
• Two Door Cinema Club – I Can Talk
• Yung Autmatik & Bayroot Productions – Go Hard or Go Home
• Dux Jones – Pourin’ It On

Music of NBA 2K11

Presenting Michael Jordan as this year’s cover athlete was a poor decision on the part of the Developers. I feel that a current all star is more suitable than someone who doesn’t play any more. Whats next? Larry Bird on the cover? There are however several new game play modes and updates. The graphics have greatly improved. An example of the new graphics updates is shown to the right. NBA 2K11 builds on its reputation of combining young up-and-coming musicians with well-established artists into the soundtrack for the game. The music for this game will work perfect for Basketball Mixes while your playing hoops. The NBA 2K11 Soundtrack is off the hook. You will definitely get down to the tunes on the track list above.

Jason Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports stated that “NBA 2K is the basketball game that everyone plays, from NBA athletes to celebrities to music artists. Snoop has been a long time fan of the NBA 2K series and because music is such an integral part to the gameplay experience, it was a perfect fit for this year’s title – one of the greatest rappers making an exclusive track for the greatest NBA game,”. He went on to say “With NBA 2K11 we hope to exceed expectations by featuring both an impressive array of established artists like Big Boi, Kid Cudi and Drake who definitely balance the hoop action, alongside emerging talent, such as the winners of our national MC/producer contest.”

2K Sports is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

Check out this alternate cover for NBA 2K11 featuring the Portland Trailblazers Brandon Roy as the featured athlete on the cover. B-Roy has had a tough year this 2010-11 season. Hopefully next year he will be healthier and prove that he is an all star in the league. Thanks for visiting our post about the NBA 2K11 Soundtrack. We will be posting more about the NBA 2K11 Soundtrack and all other music from their games in the future.

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This is focused on indie hip-hop artists but applies to any genre of music. All independent musicians should read this.

Band Website

Your bands website has to be good for you to be taken seriously. Not having a band website will immediately make you look less professional. The website needs to have an easily accessible music player, promo pictures and upcoming concert information. Many companies offer Band Website Design but not all provide the same quality.

Store

You have to be able to buy something on the site. CD’s, MP3’s, Free Downloads, T-Shirts, Stickers, etc. More about merchandise later.

Social Media Integration

Connecting your website to your Facebook, Twitter, (Insert Social Network) profile and vice versa. Providing “share” buttons for various social bookmarking sites will get you a ton of free links. Links to your band site is GOOD.

Music Player

Your music player should have up-to-date music that is as high quality mastered as you have. Don’t present unfinished products.

Embedded Video

Embed Videos of concerts, recording sessions, freestyles, etc. on your Bands Website. Recording massive amounts of material and sharing it on Youtube, your website, Twitter, Facebook, etc. is a good way to get a lot more traffic to your site and more fans buying music.

Concert Calender

Having a calender of your upcoming shows is vital for a successful indie hip-hop artist marketing campaign.

Slideshows/Galleries

Upload all your pictures into slideshows and galleries on your band website. Some companies offer custom editable websites that allow you to do this kind of thing quite easily.

Facebook Marketing

For Independent Hip-Hop Artists

Facebook is one of the most valuable tools for an indie hip hop artist right now. Facebook Marketing can be a huge pain in the neck. If you have time to do it yourself it can pay off big time, if you have money to invest in your campaign the better it will work for you.

Band Profile

Create a band profile and update it with as many pictures, videos and songs that you can. Suggest to as many friends as you have and get the ball rolling if you haven’t already. If you have a facebook band profile you might consider banner ads.

Banner Ads

Facebook banner ads can be targeted to city, state, interests in music, age, gender, etc. Targeting is great for upcoming concerts that need to be advertised out of town. Also this is a great way to target peoples interests in similar music. This is a great way to increase the number of fans you have on your page. More fans equals more traffic to your band site which equals more revenue from album sales. Band Placement Companies like GME can do Facebook banners as well as banners on other networks like major news sites, music sites and more.

Landing Page

Some companies will build you a custom landing page that tells people to like your page and some even have music players. These are very valuable to your online marketing campaign.

Music Player

Having a music player on your Facebook profile will give you a big boost in fan base. Combined with banner ads, social media integration with your bands website and regular posting your social media buzz will be loud.

Branding

Logo

Make sure you have a good logo designed. If you have a cheap looking logo you wont get any real respect. Have a graffiti artist or a Marketing Company design you a logo.

Social Media Networking

Create a profile on as many social bookmarking and social networking sites as you can. Post a few links to your site and forget about most of them. Take 4 or 5 more popular sites and hit them hard. Make sure you stay up-to-date on a few good social networking sites. Make sure to send your band site a lot of links. Post your name on lists all over the web that people have compiled of their favorite artists of your similar genre. For example Bad Habitat Music features a post about the Top 100 Underground Rappers.

Marketing Materials

Stickers, Flyers, Posters, which is the most bang for your buck.

Handbills (Flyers) have been used in hip-hop marketing forever. But how well do they really work? These can be used in excess and if not implemented properly can be a big waste, financially and environmentally. They create a lot of garbage and are outlawed in some counties because of litter problems. Flyers are best used by handing them out at shows, outside of shows, placing them on cars, tables, etc at venues which have shows of a similar genre to your style of underground hip-hop. Hand out a lot of Flyers where other hip-hop fans gather. Don’t just go down the street and hand them all out outside of a corner store. I have found the most success in sticker marketing. Stickers last a lot longer than flyers and they build up more long term buzz than handbills. Flyers are great for promoting shows, but stickers are king for overall promotion.

Merchandise like T-Shirts and Hats can go a long way. Getting fitted hats (New Era 59Fifty’s) with your logo on them will be a big hit among hip-hop fans. Getting a good deal on the production of the product is important. The markup on the gear can’t be too high. If the shirt costs you $5 to make sell it for $10 not $20+ you will sell more and make more with a lower price point on your merchandise. T-Shirts that have cool graphics, logo, etc are important also. This goes back to making sure you have a catchy logo that is something your fan base would be comfortable putting on their body for everyone to see.

Online Advertising Agency Total Market Exposure offers the above services at great prices for independent hip hop artists. Look to spend anywhere from $500 to $5000 on a successful campaign. It depends on how aggressive you want to be in your marketing campaign. Check out some links below about similar topics on Bad Habitat Music, home of the worlds illest Underground Hip Hop group.

• Hip-Hop Marketing Guide
• New Social Bookmarking Sites
• Artist Marketing Management Online
• Search Engines and Hip-Hop Marketing
• Independent Hip-Hop Artist Promotions Guide

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Like Nutsie we feature Amazon and CD Universe as affiliates on our site. They have really good deals on really good independent underground hip hop artists and we support indie music. We hope you support independent hip hop as well. Science has proven that indie music is better than big label music.

My list would have included a little bit more West Coast Rappers from the 90’s and a few more modern underground hip-hop artists including more progressive rappers. This list is also misleading. It says Best 100 Hip-Hop Artists but it doesn’t include any Graffiti Artists, Dancers, Beatboxers, or DJ’s. It doesn’t even have DJ Quik who is definitely deserving of this list.

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Do “underground” rappers not want success?

I see alot of people on here saying how Wayne or Drake are horrible rappers and that you only listen to this underground rapper or that. Just because someone has a huge fanbase and their music gets played on the radio doesn’t mean they aren’t good rappers lyrically. It’s okay to be underground when you first start putting out mixtapes but if you’re still underground after like 10 years something is wrong. You can call it not selling out and doing whatever your label tells you but what’s the point of sticking to your principles by writing “real” music when your work gets overlooked.

And I’m not only talking about Drake or Wayne, there are mainstream rappers that are GOOD rappers. And there are also some horrible ones. I know it’s all about what you like and completely your own opinion.

But. . .anybody that says that Drake, Wayne, Nicki, Wiz, Kanye, or Jay-Z’s lyrics aren’t real and cleaver are out of their mind. Theres no way you can’t find any truth or understanding in what they say. There are PLENTY of rappers that I don’t care for but I would never call their words garbage. Anyone who says that about ANY of the following must have never actally sat down and tried to to listen them.

I know I’m gonna catch hell for this but I just had to say it. I’m soo sick of seeing Jedi Mind Tricks this and Mortal Technique that (and Wu Tang Clan. They were good and not underground but damn). Like really? You seriously play that old sh*t loud in your car? Im not saying if it’s new it’s better but come on now.

Just saying. . .

I’d LOVE to read your feedback.

Successful Underground Rapper

Exhibit A

Brother Ali

Brother Ali tours the States, Canada, etc. Pretty much anywhere that hip-hop fans exist. As an underground artist he is very successful, selling CD’s online, mp3, and in local record stores near you. Touring makes good money, so do studio albums that sell thousands of copies. I guess what needs to be taken into consideration is the difference between the meaning of the word success. I believe that success means achieving goals, acquiring wealth as a form of security for my loved ones and myself. The fool that posted the statement shown above has no clue what success really means. He thinks success is millions of dollars. I think that it means that you are more successful when you do it well and don’t sacrifice your integrity or make shitty ass fake albums like Drake and Lil Waynes bitch asses.

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Hip Hop Record Labels, The Job The Fame

The following is an excerpt from an article talking about hip hop record labels and artist relationships. Also featured below is a video of a fast rapping underground artist. Worth checking out for sure, its pretty dope. As usual we appreciate you visiting and we hope you find it interesting. Peace.

by: Brent Wilson

Hip hop record labels are the companies that sponsor and produce the music that you love to hear. Hip hop is one of the hottest types of music on the market today and that is due at least in part to the advertisement and promotion of these artists by their hip hop record labels. So, we can thank them for bringing the artists we love to the forefront in music, but that is not all that they do. In fact, the hip hop record labels play a large part in the production of the music itself.

In hip hop music, the producer or the hip hop record label is responsible for much more. In fact, they often are responsible for composing the music along with arranging it. They often times create what is called an instrumental track or the beat of the music. Then, artists will often work with them to finish the recordings making them their own in their own way. But, there are still those hip hop record labels featuring producers who do it in the traditional way of supervising a team of musicians. One example of this is Dr. Dre…

Mac-Leven – Crucial – FVM2

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Mac-Levens 4th Drop To Freeverse Marathon 2, Mac-Leven hopped on a Beat Done By JNp, Props To Him on this beat. Fast Rapper, pretty hot beat. Definitely worth checking out.

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World of Underground Hip Hop

This, budding hip hop blog has quickly risen in the ranks and become one of the more popular underground hip hop blogs on the web. Featuring appearances from many underground hip hop well-known’s such as MF DOOM the blog isn’t as ground breaking as some other sites but it has a wide variety of new underground hip hop music to choose from. World of Underground Hip Hop (WUHH?) is one underground hip hop blog that I check pretty frequently to stay up on current events.

They do present some very far out music though. If you would like to see what I’m talking about check out “Gazzillion Ear” (Babe Rainbow Remix).

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World Of Underground Hip Hop recently posted a video of one of my favorite underground hip hop artists… The Grouch

Zion I & The Grouch

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Indie Hip Hop

Featuring album reviews such as D-M.A.U.B.: “Y’all Funny” and Independent Hip Hop Artist: PROPHETIC in the month of April, Indie Hip Hop shows love to many struggling independent underground hip hop artists. It is a great forum to be seen and heard. It is also a great place to find new underground hip hop music. Portlands own Serge Severe was featured as recently as March.

(Portland, Oregon) Independent hip hop artist Serge Severe delivers this heater titled “No Bitin’ Allowed” feat. Luck One and Cool Nutz. It’s on IHH so I fux wit it! – SergeSever Twitter

Indie Hip Hop is a great place to find new, fresh underground hip hop music. In addition to covering new, up and comers, Indie Hip Hop honors the greats of previous eras in hip hop. Props to Indie Hip Hop for keeping it real and representing the underground scene properly.

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1. Black Thought
2. Boots Riley
3. M-1
4. Stic.Man
5. Slug
6. Immortal Technique
7. Questlove
8. X-Raided
9. Rakim
10. Brotha Lynch Hung
11. Q-Tip
12. Bliss
13. Blue Scholars
14. Victor Shade
15. Camp Lo (Buy It On iTunes Coolie High)
16. Sleep
17. Josh Martinez
18. Deltron 30-30
19. Brother Ali
20. Mos Def
21. MF Doom
22. J-Live
23. Talib Kweli
24. KRS-One
25. Sonny Cheeba of Camp Lo
26. Geechi Suede of Camp Lo
27. Del The Funky Homosapien
28. Mr Lif
29. Blu
30. Bad Habitat (when combined into one human)
31. Masta Ace
32. MF Grimm
33. Non Phixion
34. The Grouch
35. Guru
36. Louis Logic
37. MURS
38. Gift of Gab
39. Posdnuos
40. Trugoy
41. Pasemaster Mase
42. Eligh
43. Scarab
44. Dubee AKA Sugawolf Pimp
45. Too $hort
46. B-Legit
47. Celly Cell
48. Spice One
49. Decaliber of Black Rhino
50. Crazy 8 of Black Rhino
51. Ethic of Sanpeople
52. Sapient of Sanpeople
53. Taydatay of 11/5
54. Abstract Rude
55. BK-One
56. Blueprint
57. Budo
58. Evidence
59. Eyedea
60. Abilities
61. Grieves
62. I Self Devine
63. IAMe of Sandpeople
64. Casual
65. Pep Love
66. A-Plus
67. Opio
68. Phesto
69. Tajai
70. Bliss
71. Eso
72. Aesop Rock
73. Onry Ozzborn
74. JFK
75. Destro
76. Karim
77. Cormega
78. Mr Doctor
79. Deacon
80. Kno
81. Natti
82. Tech N9ne
83. Royce Da 5′9
84. Akrobatik
85. El Da Sensei
86. Joell Ortiz
87. Killer Mike of Grind Time Official
88. J-Ro
89. Tash
90. Sage Francis
91. MC Chris
92. Necro
93. Andre Nickatina
94. Mac Dre
95. Mac Mall
96. Messy Marv
97. Louie Loc
98. Illmaculate
99. The Saurus
100. Okwerdz

Post your favorite underground hip hop artists and rappers in the comments below. If we left anyone off please

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Warren G and Nate Dogg are as West Coast as the Pacific Ocean. Nate has moved on to a better place and Warren G wanted to remember him by recording a tribute song called “This Is Dedicated To You”

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Warren G Pays Tribute To Nate Dogg With New Song

West Coast rapper Nate Dogg, born Nathaniel Hale, passed away in mid-March due to complications from multiple strokes and now his friend and collaborator Warren G plans to honor the late rapper in a new tribute track titled ‘This is Dedicated To You.’

Nate Dogg was famously featured on Warren G’s 1994 song ‘Regulate,’ which became his most popular single to date. On ‘This is Dedicated To You,’ Warren reminisces about the painful memories of seeing Nate Dogg in rehabilitation following his strokes, rhyming, “Life is such a trip, I know the world is full of madness/ Relearning how to walk and talk again, I can’t imagine.”

He also takes a jab at unnamed rappers who he feels have attempted to imitate Nate’s unique style, adding, “What the hell is going on? N—-s been biting songs/ Hell nah, that ain’t Nate Dogg!” So far, Warren G has issued no official premiere date for the track, which is intended for a digital release.

Following Nate Dogg’s death last month, Warren G revealed in an interview that the hit song ‘Regulate’ was actually recorded in a closet.

“I had an apartment on Long Beach Boulevard and San Antonio, and I didn’t have no furniture,” Warren G explained to DJ Skee. “I had dog s–t all over the floor, and I had two bedrooms. In one of my bedrooms, all I had was studio equipment. I did the sample, plugged in my VCR into the MPC60, sampled [the music], and after I finished it, I called Nate, and said ‘Nate, I got a record I think we should do, and go back-and-forth on it. I think it’d be dope.’ He came over, he heard it, and was like, ‘Damn!’ So from there, we hooked up a mic in the closet, and I called my engineer, Greg. He came over and recorded it, and there it is.”

Warren G released his most recent album, ‘The G-Files,’ in 2009, and has not announced plans to release a follow-up as yet. He paid tribute to Nate Dogg during this year’s SXSW Festival at the annual Respect the West party with Snoop Dogg.

Here’s what others are reporting around the web.

Last month, we saw Warren G break down in tears at Nate Dogg’s funeral. Nate Dogg, who died March 15, grew up with Warren G. Along with Snoop Dogg, they formed rap group 213 and became known as the architects of the West Coast rap sound. Warren G’s biggest hit, “Regulate,” had Nate Dogg on vocals. Today Warren G released a tribute song called “This is Dedicated to You” featuring Latoya Williams.
Check out the 30 minute snippet here; the lyrics start out saying, “All these albums we drop will never be the same without your voice on ‘em … Choked up, smoked out, riding to these melodies.”

Warren G told TMZ he actually recorded the track a few months before Nate died, because he battled serious health issues for years. He added, “It’s a song I’m just doing for my homeboy, letting people know how I feel.” All profits from “Dedicated” will go to a trust fund for Nate Dogg’s kids.

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Finding Hip Hop Mix Podcasts

Many music podcasts are available online for downloading; if one wanted to find, for instance, a hip hop mix podcast, there are a few sites available to help. The first possibility would be to go directly to a site which creates one and subscribe to it using a podcast client which automatically checks the feed for new episodes and downloads them for the user. If, however, one did not know of any hip hop mix podcast sites, or simply wanted to find new podcast sites, the best possibility would be to check a podcast directory, a list of podcasts that can be browsed.

Hip hop mix podcasts could easily be found at one of these podcast directories. A podcast directory stores lists of podcasts which have been submitted to the site, and categorizes them by genre, type of podcast, region, and other meta data. To find a hip hop mix podcast, visiting a podcast directory and checking under music podcasts, and then under hip hop music would find many podcasts which play that type of music.

The hip hop mix podcast could then be subscribed to by inputting the feed address listed into one of the many podcast clients. The music will come in episodes, the name for each downloadable portion of a podcast. Some of these podcasts may feature independent artists, musicians trying to break into the music industry who have chosen podcasting as a way of sharing their music and gaining a following. Others may be remixes of popular songs that have been changed in some way to give a different feel to the music. Often, the artists may already be established, though, and they still see podcasting as a way to introduce themselves to a larger audience. They may grant rights to pay certain hip hip songs to a podcaster, letting them play the music as part of their mix distribution while requesting a link to a site where more information can be learned about the artists and music can be purchased. Artists that have done this include alias, edan, outerspace, RA the rugged man, roots manuva, and outer space.

A large number of podcasts featuring hip hop mix podcasts are actually radio stations, however. These broadcasters have found that podcasting their shows and selections is an easy way to reach more listeners and gain a greater audience. These podcasters can reach more people easier and cheaper than they can by playing hip hop mix music over the airwaves in their local areas. Playing hip hop music over the internet is probably the way many future artists will do their work, and there are many ways available even now that they can do so and make a profit. For instance, some podcasts are designed to work on a payment basis. A hip hop artist who wished to share his music could charge for addition to the feed list, then issue a unique feed address to the user, allowing them to hear new pieces of hip hop music released. The hip hop music file could even be designed so it could not be copied and used by another user at a different computer, to ensure that the artist could

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Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, primarily among African Americans and Latin Americans, with considerable Jamaican influence. (two other elements are breakdancing and graffiti art).

The music may be based around either live or produced music, with a clearly defined drum beat (almost always in 4/4 time signature), presented either with or without vocal accompaniment.

Hip hop music was an outlet and a “voice” for disenfranchised youth as the culture reflected the social, economic and political realities of their lives. The music was popular there at least as far back as the late 1970s. The first Philadelphia hip hop record was “Rhythm Talk,” by Jocko Henderson in 1979, and the New York Times dubbed Philadelphia the “Graffiti Capital of the World” in 1971.

Rap is mostly influenced by hip hop. You can say that hip hop is synonymous with rap. As rap is all rhythm, very little melody, and virtually no harmony and is generally written by the younger generation for the younger generation — providing a universal voice for the young. In other words, hip hop music is a musical genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with backing beats.

Underground Hip-Hop Music

Hip hop music is further a genre of music typically consisting of a rhythmic style of speaking called rap over backing beats performed on a turntable by a DJ. The Music has really gone a long way since the days of bboys spinning on cardboard boxes listening to what is now called underground rap.

The music emerged alongside breakdancing and graffiti, also popularized in the inner-city youth culture in New York City in the early 1970s as well. It is a unique, progressive style that attracts experimental artists with a deep love for diverse music styles, and many with strong poetic skills seek out background beats that compliment their performances and help contribute to the originality of their words.

Hip hop music was (and is) a venue for personal expression and creativity. Rap is the culture of African Americans, the continuation of their language and traditions.

Music journalist Peter Shapiro suggests that Kool G Rap “created the blueprint for Nas, Biggie and everyone who followed in their path.” Music isn’t about music, it’s everything we do day to day. Musically, rap songs usually have a strong rhythmic aspect with the spoken lyrics emulating the intense rhythm of the beat and exemplyfying daily African American life in the ghetto’s of America.

Featured Underground Hip Hop Album

The Coup – Pick A Bigger Weapon

The Coup
Boots Riley and Pam The Funktress
Two of the best unkown hip hop artists in the world today, these two have carved out a slice of the pie in a niche that is riddled with top quality artists such as Talib Kweli, M-1, etc. The conscious/revolutionary hip hop genre is where The Coup is mainly focused, however many songs are reminiscent of Parliament Funk and Pick A Bigger Weapon really has a good variety of songs that feature that type of mixture. The latest album from The Coup, Pick A Bigger Weapon is in my opinion one of their best albums ever. Props to The Coup on this, one of our featured albums for the month of April.

For more Underground Hip Hop Albums featured on Bad Habitat Music follow the link.

Another good list of underground hip hop songs from youtube. Again, this list isnt mine, so don’t direct your disdain for the list toward the person who posted the video on youtube. There are some pretty sick underground hip hop songs on the video though, definitely worth checking out.

Bad Habitat

Bad Habitat Music is your source for some of the hottest new Underground Hip Hop online. In addition to having one of the dopest hip hop blogs on the web featuring youtube videos of some of the freshest underground hip hop artists out there. Granted there is some overlap with certain artists who have made it quazi-mainstream. But the majority of our site is dedicated to not only our music but also some of the top underground rappers, dj’s, producers, breakdancers and graffiti artists. With hundreds of posts over the course of the past few years we have quickly become a major source for underground hip hop news, music, album reviews, underground hip hop radio reviews and much much more. Make sure you check out our underground hip hop blog for the latest in the news and some of the illest underground rap videos.

Underground Hip Hop Beats

Nowadays hip hop is more than just drum beats, producers also use baselines and melodies in order to make beats. But it all started with the drums, for which hip hop music is known the most. Disc jockeys used to sample and isolate drums from music tracks, mostly from soul and funk music, to make their own, new sound. This was popular in the 80’s, when people gathered together on block parties and used to dance on these new drum beats. Later on, the Djs started to scratch, put instrument sounds and vocals on their beats. The result was a new music genre named hip hop.

The hip hop music went through a lot of changes, but the drums are still the heart of this genre. Even big producers still work with drum machines and MPCs, like Kanye West for example. And the result is very good! It’s really amazing how something that simple can become and stay so popular and move so many people all around the globe! Now, rap artists come from everywhere, Germany, Russia or Japan…

Some people say hip hop is dead, or is going to die out soon. But I don’t think this is true. It has become an integral part of the music industry and it will be that way. Every year new hip hop artists come on the scene, and they are as successful as the artists in every other genre. If you are fascinated about music, like me, and especially about hip hop, you want to be part of this movement!

Either you are a rapper, singer, producer or you want to do it all yourself, there’s no better time to start making your own music than now! If you are rapping or singing, you need to practice, so you have your own style, and that’s the most important part. Start with freestyling over different instrumental beats, and then, when you’re ready to make your own song, look for beat selling pages, let’s take „beats4tracks.com“ as an example, here you can listen to samples and buy the instrumentals for an accordingly low price. If you want to produce your own beats, you should look for a good and easy to use beat making software, DUBturbo or Fruity Loops for example. You might want to read my other articles on how to make your own beats.

Just try it out! Get yourself a free demo or software if you’re not sure about paying money for a product, there’s plenty good software out there. Feel the vibe and let it inspire you, it’s really fun!

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Looking for a sweet collection of underground hip hop instrumentals? So this means you’ve decided to give the proverbial “finger” to the mainstream rap world, in favor of a more creatively free outlet? Enter the underground rap world. A good choice, friend, as you now have the opportunity to spread your wings and create the music you’ve always wanted to create. On the other hand, let it be known now that by being an underground rapper, your chances at mainstream success slim quite a bit. Not because of your skill level, by any means, but because of your style.

And that’s the crazy part. The mainstream tends to shun underground hip hop instrumentals, and the rappers flowing over them, despite the fact that the music and lyricism is much more thoughtful and intricate. The popular music field demands simplicity, and they get it over and over again.

But if you aren’t down for that, forge your own path. Tons of indie labels are looking for artists like you to sign every day. So let me tell you how to get started so you can get your name out there!

1. Make more than just beats. Make an atmosphere. Underground beats focus on a much grittier, dub-like sound, using all sorts of worldly instruments to get a mood across to the listener. They are atmospheric and contain ridiculous amounts of depth. Make it so that with every repeated play, the listener finds something new.

2. Don’t be afraid of experimentation, be it within your instrumentals or your lyrics! The great thing about being under the ground is that you aren’t expected to rap with certain viewpoints or ideals. Stretch your creativity as far as you can! Want an Eastern Santoor as your main melody? Maybe even a Xiao flute? So what if no one even knows what those are! If you can produce an awesome sound with them, go for it! You WILL be rewarded for your originality!

3. Listen to your favorite underground artists and producers, and look for aspects of their sounds and styles that you enjoy. Work towards building your own unique style by using their works as building blocks and inspiration!

With these tips in mind, your underground hip hop instrumentals will definitely be ready to help take you to the next level: signing with an independent record label!

Let’s talk about about specifics details. First let’s start with your drums. If you are doing anything in the pop world you are going to want to make sure you have a great 808 kit. The Roland 808 has been around in popular music since the 80’s and it doesn’t look like it is going anywhere. As the Black Eyed Pea’s put it, the 808 is that Boom Boom in your trunk. There are tons and tons of crappy 808 sounds floating around the internet, make sure you spend the time to sort through them to find a good 808 kit that is specific to you. They all technically come from the same sound source but if you listen closely you will find little idiosyncrasies in the different sounds. Not all 808’s are created equally.

The problem with the 808 is that everybody uses it. I feel like the best way to incorporate the 808 in your production is using it sparingly, use the 808 kick underneath a different kick, or use the clap as a percussion instrument rather than your clap. Obviously there have been many producers who have made a lot of money using the 808 kit as their main source of drums but to every beat that gets placed with the 808 as the dominant sound source there are ten thousand others that sound exactly the same.

Urban Rook

If you haven’t heard (or read) about Urban Rook then you’re about to. Urban Rook is one of the dopest underground hip hop clothing companies coming up right now. They sponsor Bad Habitat’s gear and make fresh t-shirts with real ill hip hop vibes to them. If you are looking for real sick underground hip hop clothing you gotta check out Urban Rook.

Bad Habitat Music is your source for some of the hottest new Underground Hip Hop online. In addition to having one of the dopest hip hop blogs on the web featuring youtube videos of some of the freshest underground hip hop artists out there. Granted there is some overlap with certain artists who have made it quazi-mainstream. But the majority of our site is dedicated to not only our music but alsosome of the top underground rappers, dj’s, producers, breakdancers and graffiti artists. With hundreds of posts over the course of the past few years we have quickly become a major source for underground hip hop news, music, album reviews, underground hip hop radio reviews and much much more. Make sure you check out our underground hip hop blog for the latest in the news and some of the illest underground rap videos.

Also check out our preview of Def Jam Rapstar Reviews and Underground Hip Hop Radio Stations featured on Bad Habitat Music.

Underground Hip Hop Vs Mainstream Hip Pop

Underground Hip Hop is regarded by most hip hop fans as the real hip hop. Many critics of mainstream hip hop feel that it is watered down, corporate and too strongly influenced by the record companies. Underground hip hop maintains the root elements of hip hop that mainstream hip hop does not. Let’s analyze further.

Breakdancing: In the mainstream this is seen on shows like Americas Best Dance Crew and it’s hosted by Slater from Saved By The Bell… While in the underground scene it is practiced by die hard b-boys and b-girls who eat, sleep and live hip hop.

Rapping: With prominent artists like Soulja Boy and T-Pain ruining the understanding of what rap and hip hop is, it is hard for many to admit that they even like hip hop for fear that they will be mocked. Mainstream hip hop is not true to the root elements of hip hop because it is not subversive. It is not true to the culture of anti-establishment in fact it is a puppet of the establishment. However, some artists who would be considered mainstream, Eminem, Jay-Z, Kanye West, are true to hip hop.

Graffiti: Almost totally underground now, graffiti art is shunned by mainstream society as being vandalism.

Beat Boxing: Much like graffiti beat boxing is a dieing tradition with only a few beat boxers making it big.

DJ’s: Since the conception of the disc jockey DJ’s have transformed music. Sampling and scratching was once prominent in hip hop. Now of days sampling is used for everything but you would be lucky to hear a dj scratch anything on the radio.

So called hip hop radio stations overplay a few hip hop songs along side Lady Gaga and the like.

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Article By: Samuel Miller aka Mindskillz of Bad Habitat and Surreal Music. Northwest hip hop recording, publishing and promotions.

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TRU GAME PRESENTS

THE REALEST UNITED

SATURDAY Jan 22nd

Mt Tabor Theater

4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland, OR
FEATURING
BAD HABITAT
REIGN PRO
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STAY SICC RECORDS
ROULETTE DELGATO

Come down and help us celebrate Boss Hawg’s (of Stay Sicc Records) birthday. Free tatoo giveaway courtesy of Aardvark Tattoo Co.

Tickets

$10 @ Door

$8 Adv

21 and over

Doors Open 9pm

Tickets Available at Tickets West

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Underground Hip Hip Recording

There are many resources out there that can help you find better equipment and techniques to improve your recording quality as well as beat production quality and overall underground hip hop audio. Check out some of the resources below for information on underground hip hop audio production and equipment.

Underground Hip Hop Audio Resources

M-Audio

Ableton Live

Future Producers

Propellerhead

Underground Hip Hop Audio

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Mayday Lyrics

MAYDAY!!!!
born in the flood
bloody fingerpaint sets
blackmarketed fresh
water canons forget me not
epitaph airbrush with death
white t’s
wife beaters
button up
reattach flesh

in between the lines
outside of the law
underneath the veil
we dig our foundations
we navigate the globe
trying to find a pattern to break the mold
with a family to feed
theres nowhere we wont go
but what if were caught
they say Im a snitch
shot at the check point
found with his throat slit
theres spray paint on the teleprompter
anchorman screams that hes seen a monster
mayday
theres bloodstains on his shirt
mayday
they say that hes gone berserk

sometimes
when I wanna shut out this world
wanna rip up this page
wanna pour out this heart
wanna get up on this stage
and my lips become percussion
and my fists become the rage
and I pound on this table
til it gives me something to say
then I think about things that Ive seen
right in front of me
that I dont wanna believe
gimme one of these mikes
lemme letem know
the way that it is is not how its gonna be
not if we dont letem get ahead of us
the present tensions no threat
its just a fence across the path
that were already ready to walk
rock solid footsteps
letem put up obstacles
and prove that it isnt possible
fuck that
we dont giveem any weight
true liberty and freedoms at stake
peace will never become pass
live my life until my last day

it was half-past eight in the bat cave
when the cracks in the plaster collapsed
and gave way to gaps in the pavement
mayday mayday
put it on blast
for the passengers and messengers
cause this is a disaster
where the fuck are the rescue workers
not far
off pissing on a cop car
in the hall with a poptart
sipping liquor in the rockbar
everyone climb to the frontline
lunchtimes cancelled
all hands on deck to pull survivors from the landfill
onlookers passers-by shake off that rubble
brush off your shoulders
break free from your standstill

signs of a better world
causes we understand
failures we expected to occur
and bring redemption for our sins
safety from the crowds
in the shadows on the run
we write our own cider house
rules to keep alive
rituals that prove their worth
search for systems we can trust
rhythms we can lock into

this is madness salvage teams
can’t bandage
hope when its damaged
or broken compassion
not enough rope in the van when
world is collapsing
our mode of action
broadcast through the glass
its all we can manage
donate with the plastic
scraps from the salad
hoping to balance
emotions invalidated
and staged on 4:3 aspects
just ballast for sadness
lives shattered are standard
fare for cameras and channels
stare no abracabras

no faster answers
or mantras for disasters
remastered and plastered
got it all backwards
do you know the faction your backing
its another man down
another mother gone
child drowned
another silenced song
solitude
another kind of strong
I miss you
another strung along
missing in action
another page is blackend burned
turned to ashes to ashes
dust off the flags and the caskets
we will never find another you
despite the life of love we knew
these lightning times are trouble who
cant count the strikes that punished through
the bonds we thought would never break
and never will and never fade and never change
but there is the rage
of losing you to their mistakes

in between the lines
signs of a the next movement
refuge from the crowd
outside of the law
causes we understand
hands that trace
instructions for descendants in the
shadows on the run
underneath the veil
failures we expected to
occur and bring redemption for our sins
in between the lines

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